Race Zone: McLaren again fall short and Hamilton settling in nicely at Mercedes

McLaren, having scored points in a record-breaking 64 consecutive races, are now pointless from their last two outings.

Jenson Button managed only 13th at Silverstone while team-mate Sergio Perez retired after he became the fourth driver to suffer a left-rear puncture.

Button’s disappointing result means that he has now failed to step on to the rostrum at the British Grand Prix in 14 attempts. His best results in front of his home fans are fourth places in 2004 and 2010.

Far behind the leaders: Jenson Button and McLaren are having a dismal time in 2013

LEWIS MAKING A POINT

Lewis Hamilton has already amassed more points this term than Michael Schumacher managed in any of his three seasons with Mercedes.

Schumacher’s best effort came in 2011, when he scored 76 points, but Hamilton — in his first season since moving from McLaren — is now 11 shy of a century after finishing fourth on Sunday.

Right place: Despite losing out on victory at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton is taking advantage of Mercedes' pace

Williams reached the milestone of their 600th grand prix this weekend, but there was little for the Grove-based outfit to celebrate after Pastor Maldonado and Valterri Bottas finished outside the points at Silverstone.

The nine-time constructors’ champions — who started out at the Argentine Grand Prix in 1978 and have won a total of 114 races — have not scored a point all season.

KIMI’S THE NEW MR CONSISTENCY

While Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus will be disappointed at dropping from second to fifth in the closing stages of the action-packed race, the Finn can take some satisfaction in surpassing Michael Schumacher’s all-time consecutive points record.

Impressive: Kimi Raikkonen has now won points in 25 races in a row

Raikkonen has now finished inside the points at the last 25 races, missing out on the top 10 just once since he returned to the sport at the start of last season after a two-year spell as a rally driver.

Sebastian Vettel’s retirement was greeted by huge cheers from the partisan British crowd at Silverstone. It is the first time Red Bull’s treble world champion has failed to see the chequered flag in 14 races.

He previously succumbed to an alternator problem at last September’s Italian Grand Prix. The German still holds a 21-point lead over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso ahead of his home race at Nurburgring next week.